It probably is down to song rights but I think Aliona must be sensitive to the SCD PTB agenda.
Jay has said several times now that Aliona protected him during SCD so her take on last year might be a bit different.

ETA Thanks for the link Ahouch.

Nice clip Hannah

Jay said on LW that curls were hard to manage so perhaps he needs a specialist curl teaser?
Have we a jayjob for that?

There are soooo many curl teasers of varying sorts on the Jayjobs list who are apparently not doing their jobs.
The Bobby Charlton comb over look in that pic is not my fave.
C'mon girls with the curls. Get teasing💆

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlionaVil...4703048704?p=v

Ali did find the Facebook one first by the looks of it

If it was copyright that caused geoblocking on YT why is if available on Facebook..
Is it that they are licenced as the Beeb used the music??

Might just go and watch a few dances...
Have a good day all.

What a dashed good idea Jayfan. Might see you in the YT audience😜

Laters

Hi all, I haven't posted in this thread for a while but felt compelled to after last week's show. I just want to say I really miss Aliona, I feel the show is greatly lacking without her cool, collected self and her fantastic choreography. This season is sorely missing a genuine connection like Jay and Ali's.

It makes me a bit sick the way the PTB are openly and vehemently comparing Jay and Ore's jives. I don't think I've seen them so desperate to erase/replace the popularity of an individual dance before, it's strange, pathetic and above all absolutely unnecessary. I've nothing against Ore (though I did not think much of his Jive, technique wise), but the disrespect towards Jay gets my goat! I always thought last year that they were constantly trying to undermine him and they're still trying to now! So annoying.

Anyway, it's good to see Aliona standing up for their work. She always has been so supportive of her partners and not for her own benefit, either. Gah, the show's just not the same without her.

Hi Lamballe ( good name)
I think a lot of us feel the same.

Jay has tweeted a photo of him having his curls teased....( or something similar)

ETA
Is the hairdresser the guy who cut his hair for the waltz and after Max cut his hair?

I think Aliona is just taking the opportunity to make it topical to point it out, to help illustrate why their Jive's Youtube views are handicapped compared to other Strictly dances.

We don't know why it was done. I doubt it was an individual thing against Jaliona, but can't think of another reason that wouldn't also apply to other dances. There may be a logical reason though - they get some pro-dance videos removed from Youtube, yet allow others to remain.

I wonder if the PTB are promoting Joanne who is dancing with Ore as they appear to be desperate for a Cifton win after Jay scuppered their chances last year.

I think they are just dealing with the problem that Danny is so good at all the dances.

I was expecting Louise to be a close comparison with Danny, but unless there is some sand-bagging, there appears to be a big gap (and an even bigger one to everyone else). Ore and Joanne are exceeding my expectations the last two weeks. I think Daisy might turn into a really good dancer if she stays in long enough. It looked like a very competitive year at the start, but Danny is maybe doing better than they expected.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLxz3sWBGvh/

From my words to his ears. Ooh the power of DS.

I think TPTB had high expectations of Ore from the start. He has had some dance training and did that Comic Relief dance. He presumably has a reasonable profile from the Olympics. I think their support for Ore was clearly evident in the jive story line of last week. They could have run the same story line with Danny last week or in week 3 but they didn't.

I think Danny probably did get a bit ahead a bit soon so they would have had a bit of panic and had to put a marker down about competition between them both as they did last week.

Presumably they did also think Louise would do well, which probably has overall in dance terms, but she hasn't really captured people's imagination.

Yes I am begining to feel that way too, whatever happens on the show, nothing we can say will change things, at the end of the day, it all adds up to good viewing figures, but it is getting more difficult to watch as an entertainment show,and not feel rattled by all the obvious favouritism that goes on, by the producers and judges.

His brothers are obviously entertained by the photo!
Damien tweeted in response as well.

Yeah. Trust Luke. Naughty chap.😂😂

Damien
https://mobile.twitter.com/damiensan...0128846848?p=v

At last hope it is his " rumba " style 😍

Two different socks.
Maybe it's just as well he sent it in black and white?

One of the comments on Twitter asked if he was having his hair cut in the nude. It does look like he has taken some of his clothes off and dumped under the table nearby....

Quite a few comments checking he was wearing underwear as well.

Rushing to get ready, earlier on, when I heard persistent scrabbling at the front door. Went to investigate, and....Eeek!....Found a dead blackbird in the porch, near the catflap, and a cat: face full of feathers, grinning up at me. "Oh, Flearoy....a present for me.....you really shouldn't have". Urgh! What to do? I haven't got time for this! "Oh, yes, thank you, sweetie. Most kind......and by the way, one's enough, in case you were wondering". Wind's a bit gusty today, so every time I opened the door, I got a face full of feathers. I do so love cats. No, I really do. Anyway, must dash.....lovely people to see.

He seems to be wearing shorts well into the autumn - I was surprised that nobody commented on the knees in the photo from his interview with Radio Devon!

https://twitter.com/TRPlymouth/statu...76792741208064

Bravo Flearoy! My people are often so ungrateful, you are very lucky to have such well-trained servants. Asbollicus The BardCat.

Hairclippers?
Nadger nippers!
Stay safe
No chafe
Undercrackers
Left in trackers
On floor
By door
In hotel
Flippin' hell
Don't you hate a
Slack Curator?

Ooh, J in a smock
A look he does rock
But where are his trews?
Oh, that is bad news
They're under a chair
While he's shorn of his hair
I hope there's no draught
From a window to waft
Right up to his * chest
While he is undressed
Not good for the throat
Hard to sing a note

He saw our pleas
And vowed to appease
So went to the barber
Quite near the harbour
Hair drops to the ground
Soon curls will abound
And I'll get to tease 'em
'Twixt finger and thumb
And the mismatched socks?
He thinks outside the box
Besides, don't despair
He has an identical pair



*respectful pause

This week's quiz.

http://play.bbc.co.uk/play/pen/gxjbbqq8gj